A thousand +1s to the "partner" bullshit.

This. I didn't make it into my dream school (see: ACT scores) but I did make it into all of my "reach" schools and I'm STILL attending a state university - I'm going to earn a PhD (that's a ways off yet, though) so... when my state uni has a great program, at 1/4 the price of my "reach" school (even with…

Well, one thing not mentioned above was if you don't have extracurriculars nowaday, you're pretty fucked. Lots of people neglect extracurriculars for test scores. And even then, if you have bad - even mediocre - essays, you may get tossed in the NOPE pile right off, because why pick someone with bad essays and good…

Exactly. And all this bullshit about "ooh which side pays the bill?" Really? Do you really think most parents of the currently-able-and-likely-to-marry demographic will pay for their offspring's big fat queer wedding? And, if you do, what utopia are you living in?

Oh, I KNOW. And it's like, I'm horny ALL THE TIME but if it's above 90, no, I'm sorry, you're too hot for me.

"Warmer weather arousing?" I beg to differ.

Just do what the Parents Fishnets did. Have a vow renewal that was way better than the actual wedding (were not obligated to invite nasty/Negative Nelly relatives, only invited friends and the best part was all the friends' kids were friends, so nobody paid for a babysitter.) Have a 2 minute renewal of vows outside…

Behind the podium, obviously. I assume the canine is officiating because canine officiants are awesome.

You're missing out. They're totally awesome.

What the hell kinda queer people do these guys know? Granted, my social circle's young to be marrying anyone for a good bit yet, but most queer people I know do not have these concerns. You just do what you want. You want the big wedding? Have the big wedding! You want the small service? Have the small service! Flip a…

Oh, I agree. I think that it's not just white entitlement, but bitchy teenager who's always gotten everything she's ever wanted entitlement and parents who can't believe Baby Girl didn't get the big shiny admission letter entitlement.

As far as I can tell it was indeed a great big unfounded racist hissyfit.

The fact that she doesn't have any proof at all that she was rejected due to affirmative action is so rich. Her GPA was below average for the college, was it not?

Entitlement will always rear its ugly head eventually.

I think it's an ingrained thing. I love having them, and I love looking at them (mine own and others',) and I do enjoy touching them, but if someone asks me to explain why... I can't.

"You don't just have sex in order to make yourself feel good."

As a Pennsylvanian, that's the perfect way to describe it.

Ohhh, honey, kids already know how to bang. They have the Internet and instinct for that.

The thing about "seduction culture" is it isn't focused, from what I've seen, on how to interact and engage with people in general whom you hold romantic interest in.

If you refer to the Paula Deen fiasco, there's so much more going on there than just her using the n-word. It's a poor use of her mouth to discuss the facts that she wanted black people serving as 'slaves' at her brother's wedding, and I'm not inclined to excuse that or dig around for ways to "explain" it, especially…